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RoleSim* : scaling axiomatic role-based similarity ranking on large graphs

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Yu, Weiren, Iranmanesh, Sima, Haldar, Aparajita, Zhang, Maoyin and Ferhatosmanoglu, Hakan (2022) RoleSim* : scaling axiomatic role-based similarity ranking on large graphs. World Wide Web, 25 (2). pp. 785-829. doi:10.1007/s11280-021-00925-z ISSN 1573-1413.

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Abstract

RoleSim and SimRank are among the popular graph-theoretic similarity measures with many applications in, e.g., web search, collaborative filtering, and sociometry. While RoleSim addresses the automorphic (role) equivalence of pairwise similarity which SimRank lacks, it ignores the neighboring similarity information out of the automorphically equivalent set. Consequently, two pairs of nodes, which are not automorphically equivalent by nature, cannot be well distinguished by RoleSim if the averages of their neighboring similarities over the automorphically equivalent set are the same. To alleviate this problem: 1) We propose a novel similarity model, namely RoleSim*, which accurately evaluates pairwise role similarities in a more comprehensive manner. RoleSim* not only guarantees the automorphic equivalence that SimRank lacks, but also takes into account the neighboring similarity information outside the automorphically equivalent sets that are overlooked by RoleSim. 2) We prove the existence and uniqueness of the RoleSim* solution, and show its three axiomatic properties (i.e., symmetry, boundedness, and non-increasing monotonicity). 3) We provide a concise bound for iteratively computing RoleSim* formula, and estimate the number of iterations required to attain a desired accuracy. 4) We induce a distance metric based on RoleSim* similarity, and show that the RoleSim* metric fulfills the triangular inequality, which implies the sum-transitivity of its similarity scores. 5) We present a threshold-based RoleSim* model that reduces the computational time further with provable accuracy guarantee. 6) We propose a single-source RoleSim* model, which scales well for sizable graphs. 7) We also devise methods to scale RoleSim* based search by incorporating its triangular inequality property with partitioning techniques. Our experimental results on real datasets demonstrate that RoleSim* achieves higher accuracy than its competitors while scaling well on sizable graphs with billions of edges.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software
T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science
SWORD Depositor: Library Publications Router
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Computer networks, Graph algorithms, Data structures (Computer science), Web search engines
Journal or Publication Title: World Wide Web
Publisher: Springer
ISSN: 1573-1413
Official Date: March 2022
Dates:
DateEvent
March 2022Published
11 August 2021Available
7 July 2021Accepted
Volume: 25
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 785-829
DOI: 10.1007/s11280-021-00925-z
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access (Creative Commons)
Date of first compliant deposit: 27 February 2023
Date of first compliant Open Access: 28 February 2023
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
61972203[NSFC] National Natural Science Foundation of Chinahttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001809
BK20190442Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Provincehttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004608

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